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Just Killing Time
Just Killing Time
Author: Derek Van Arman
ISBN-13: 9780451175823
ISBN-10: 0451175824
Publication Date: 8/1/1993
Pages: 512
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Onyx Books
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Just Killing Time on + 242 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great suspense novel about an FBI agent on the hunt for a sadistic serial killer. The agent, Jack Scott, is determined to capture Zak Dorani before he murders a little girl he's kidnapped. As Jack hunts for the killer, Zak stalks & taunts Jack. What angers Jack even more is that Zak was once captured by Jack but then released on a technicality. The book is rich in plot; plenty of twists and turns and the characters are well-drawn. "Just Killing Time" manages to be scary in a suspenseful sort of way which is probably due to the fact that there's very little gore but much action. Couldn't put it down!
bea avatar reviewed Just Killing Time on + 94 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
"Just Killing Time" surpasses every other thriller and mystery novel I've ever read in terms of level of suspense, plot and character development, and technical detail. He delves deep into the psychological factors involved in the mind of a serial killer, and unlike so many of the mass-market/generic/airport novels available today, he writes with a tone of credibility that reaffirms his background as an investigative reporter and a government official involved with several law enforcement agencies during the Carter administration.
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Helpful Score: 1
Good read in my opinion.
kdet avatar reviewed Just Killing Time on + 30 more book reviews
Really suspenseful!
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A used bookstore book (readable, but not good, condition) with a very good story about a serial killer who is caught and then set free by the courts.
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good read